Wood Splitting Tips

A wood splitter makes an easy task of a strenuous chore, but wood splitters aren’t always a feasible or practical option. Even if you don’t have a fireplace, you still might find yourself in need of wood for an occasional campfire. With the high price of ready-split wood, it makes more sense to do it yourself.

There are ways of making wood splitting easy and much safer, and there are ways to save your ax handle from becoming part of the kindling. The following easy tips and suggestions will help you split the wood you need simply and effortlessly. Try these easy tips and suggestions next time you need to split wood for a fire. You’ll be amazed by the efficiency and simplicity of a formerly arduous chore.

Save Your Back

Many people don’t take the time to protect their back when splitting wood, and many people end up with chronic back problems. Invest in a weightlifting belt. This is by far one of the best tips you’ll find. Put a weightlifting belt on before bending and lifting and you’ll save yourself from undue pain and fatigue.

Save Your Handle

How many ax handles have you broken over the years? Probably more than you care to admit. Protect your handle before it’s too late, and wrap the underside with a section of garden hose split down the middle. The rubber will protect the handle if you happen to inadvertently hit it against the wood while splitting logs.

Ends Matter

You may have discovered that some logs are easier to split than others, and this isn’t always because of their mass. Chances are, the logs you found easier to split were split from the top rather than the bottom. Some logs are the same diameter all the way around, but logs are generally a little wider toward the bottom. Try to place logs bottom end down before splitting. This is one of the best tips you’ll find to make a backbreaking job easy.

Simple Wood Holder

With the high price of ready-split wood, it makes more sense to do it yourself.

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